In the 17th century, the part of Europe Anna lived in was the Duchy of Nausau, part of the Roman Empire; now it's in Germany. Anna was the daughter of Anna and Anton Heidersdorf (Heyersdorf) who were innkeepers in Dillenburg. From internet photos, it looks like a beautiful place.
Anna Gertrude married Johannes Weller who was a Reformed minister and had attended the nearby University of Herborn. In the 16th and 17th centuries, there was conflict between the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed churches in Europe.
Anna grew up in Dillenburg, but after marriage her husband was the pastor first at Erndtbruck and then Elsoff. Their daughter, Appolonia, (my gxx grandma) was born in Erndtebruck but married into the Waldschmidt family in Dillenburg.
At age 28, in February l695, Anna died. Her husband remarried later that year, so Appolonia would have been raised by a stepmother.
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